The show's theme music is a mash-up of "
Pump Up the Jam" by
Technotronic and "
You Can Call Me Al" by
Paul Simon. Episodes begin with an enthusiastic introduction of the comedic guest. Together with the guest, the hosts then discuss one popular
single for the entirety of the episode. The discussion often begins with some discussion of the song's history and trivia regarding its writing and production . The hosts then walk through the song
section by section, often clipping just a verse, chorus, or bridge, discussing and critiquing the instrumentation, vocals, and lyrics . After discussing the entire song, almost every episode includes a "punched-up" version in which a host produces a
parody that changes the original song's music or lyrics in a comedic way . Some songs, however, are praised as "unpunchable" and thus no punch-up is aired. Finally, each interview ends with the hosts and guest offering their own "unpunchable jam" of the week as music recommendations. These were curated into a Spotify playlist by Adejuyigbe from 2017 through 2019. Bredouw and Adejuyigbe recorded multiple episodes live, including episode 15 in Austin, Texas ("
Mambo No. 5"), episode 54 at PodCon in Seattle ("
Send Me On My Way" with
Griffin McElroy), episode 80 in Los Angeles ("
Two Princes" with
Jon Gabrus and
Alice Wetterlund), episode 86 in Seattle ("
Santeria" with
Ian Karmel), and episode 87 in Portland, Oregon ("
Ghostbusters" with
Open Mike Eagle and
Neil Cicierega). ==History==